Washboard



. Sept. 21, 1927.

DQQIGREENE WASHBOARD Filed Sepu: 22. 1926 Patented Sept, 27, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

DELLE GREENE, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHBOARD.

Application filed September 22, 1926.

The invention relates to improvements in washboards used for laundering clothes.

The invention has for its object the provision of a washboard having a scrubbing surface of cylindrical brushes made of brush bristles so as to rotate within an open frame so that the board is reversible, the brush bristles because of their pliable nature making it possible to wash dainty fabrics such for instance as sheer hosiery, silk under clothing, and the like, without damage thereto, and is a valuable auxiliary for washing machines for scrubbing neckbands, cuffs, and parts of clothing unusually soiled.

A further object of the invention is the formation of the head of the washboard inwardly curved to fit the person of the user so as to more securely hold the board in position in the tub.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a View in elevation showing one side of the washboard, parts of the view being shown in section,

Figure 2, a transverse fragmental sectional view on an enlarged scale on a plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 a detail sectional View on a plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The frame 1 of the washboard is preferably made of a non-rusting and non-tarnishing metal, such for instance as polished aluminum and has the head 2 curved inwardly to fit the person of the user to more securely hold the board in position in the tub. The sides of the board are designated 3 and cross bars a and 5 define an open frame 6 in which the scrubbing surface, to be hereinafter particularly described is lo cated. In the upper portion of the washboard defined by the sides 8, the head 2, and

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the upper cross bar 4, is a partition 7 that forms a soap container on both sides of the board. The lower ends of the sides 3, below the cross bar 5 constitute legs 8 to sup port the washboard in the tub.

The scrubbing surface comprises a series of cylindrical brushes 9, and each brush is composed of two strands of galvanized wire 10 twisted on one another, and clamping brush bristles 11 therebetween. The eX- tended ends 12 ofthe twisted wires 10 are inserted through openings 13 in the sides 3 of the board, and have their extremities projecting beyond said sides 3 bent downwardly as shown at 14, and are held in engagement 6:) with the sides 3 by means of grooved strips 15, thegrooves in said strips being indicated at 16. The strips 15 are made of the same material as the frame 1, that is, preferably of polished aluminum, and are secured to 6 the frame bymeans of threaded fastenings 17 of galvanized iron or other suitable nont'arnishable and non-rust material.

It will be understood that either side of the board may be used for scrubbing the clothes, and that the brushes may be readily removed and replaced when worn, and fur thermore that the board is easily cleansed after use by running water through the scrubbing surface.

What is claimed is A washboard, comprising a frame, a series of brushes secured transversely in the frame, each of said brushes having a core of strands of wire twisted on one another, brush bristles engaged between said twisted strands, the ends of said strands secured through openings in the sides of the frame, the projecting ends of said strands being bent to engage the outer sides of the frame, and grooved strips secured to the frame and enclosing said projected ends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DELLE GREENE. 

